Multiple recognizer speech recognition

1. A computer-implemented method performed by a data processing apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving audio data that corresponds to an utterance;

obtaining a first transcription of the utterance that was generated using a limited speech recognizer, wherein the limited speech recognizer comprises a speech recognizer that includes a language model that is trained over a limited speech recognition vocabulary that includes one or more terms from a voice command grammar, but that includes fewer than all terms of an expanded grammar;

obtaining a second transcription of the utterance that was generated using an expanded speech recognizer, wherein the expanded speech recognizer comprises a speech recognizer that includes a language model that is trained over an expanded speech recognition vocabulary that includes all of the terms of the expanded grammar;

aligning the first and second transcriptions of the utterance to generate an aligned transcription; and

classifying the utterance, based at least on a portion of the aligned transcription, as a voice command or a voice query.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operations of at least one of the limited speech recognizer and the expanded speech recognizer are performed at a server computer device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to classifying the utterance, based at least on a portion of the aligned transcription, as the voice command:

generating the voice command using at least a portion of the first transcription and at least part of the second transcription; and

initiating the voice command; and

in response to classifying the utterance as the voice query:

generating the voice query using at least a portion of the first transcription and at least part of the second transcription; and

initiating the voice query.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the limited speech recognizer is configured to recognize one or more of a collection of placeholder terms, a collection of voice command terms, and a collection of contact names from a contact list.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the expanded speech recognizer is configured to recognize one or more of a collection of general grammar terms, a collection of placeholder terms, a collection of proper names, and a collection of voice command terms.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the expanded speech recognizer is not configured to recognize a collection of contact names from a contact list.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operations of at least one of the limited speech recognizer and the expanded speech recognizer are performed at a mobile device.

8. A system comprising:

a data processing apparatus; and

a non-transitory memory storage storing instructions executable by the data processing apparatus and that upon such execution cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving audio data that corresponds to an utterance;

obtaining a first transcription of the utterance that was generated using a limited speech recognizer, wherein the limited speech recognizer comprises a speech recognizer that includes a language model that is trained over a limited speech recognition vocabulary that includes one or more terms from a voice command grammar, but that includes fewer than all terms of an expanded grammar;

obtaining a second transcription of the utterance that was generated using an expanded speech recognizer, wherein the expanded speech recognizer comprises a speech recognizer that includes a language model that is trained over an expanded speech recognition vocabulary that includes all of the terms of the expanded grammar;

aligning the first and second transcriptions of the utterance to generate an aligned transcription; and

classifying the utterance based at least on a portion of the aligned transcription, as a voice command or a voice query.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations of at least one of the limited speech recognizer and the expanded speech recognizer are performed at a mobile device.

10. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

in response to classifying the utterance, based at least on a portion of the aligned transcription, as the voice command:

generating the voice command using at least a portion of the first transcription and at least part of the second transcription; and

initiating the voice command; and

in response to classifying the utterance as the voice query:

generating the voice query using at least a portion of the first transcription and at least part of the second transcription; and

initiating the voice query.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the limited speech recognizer is configured to recognize one or more of a collection of placeholder terms, a collection of voice command terms, and a collection of contact names from a contact list.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the expanded speech recognizer is configured to recognize one or more of a collection of general grammar terms, a collection of placeholder terms, a collection of proper names, and a collection of voice command terms.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the expanded speech recognizer is not configured to recognize a collection of contact names from a contact list.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a data processing apparatus and that upon such execution cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving audio data that corresponds to an utterance;

obtaining a first transcription of the utterance that was generated using a limited speech recognizer, wherein the limited speech recognizer comprises a speech recognizer that includes a language model that is trained over a limited speech recognition vocabulary that includes one or more terms from a voice command grammar, but that includes fewer than all terms of an expanded grammar;

obtaining a second transcription of the utterance that was generated using an expanded speech recognizer, wherein the expanded speech recognizer comprises a speech recognizer that includes a language model that is trained over an expanded speech recognition vocabulary that includes all of the terms of the expanded grammar;

aligning the first and second transcriptions of the utterance to generate an aligned transcription; and

classifying the utterance based at least on a portion of the aligned transcription, as a voice command or a voice query.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , the operations further comprising:

in response to classifying the utterance, based at least on a portion of the aligned transcription, as the voice command:

generating the voice command using at least a portion of the first transcription and at least part of the second transcription; and

initiating the voice command; and

in response to classifying the utterance as the voice query:

generating the voice query using at least a portion of the first transcription and at least part of the second transcription; and

initiating the voice query.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the limited speech recognizer is configured to recognize one or more of a collection of placeholder terms, a collection of voice command terms, and a collection of contact names from a contact list.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the expanded speech recognizer is configured to recognize one or more of a collection of general grammar terms, a collection of placeholder terms, a collection of proper names, and a collection of voice command terms.